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Daniel C. Kloke is an electrical engineer and partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm’s Palo Alto office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Kloke specializes in intellectual property law with an emphasis on patent prosecution, strategic patent counseling, patent litigation, drafting and negotiating intellectual property licensing agreements, and counseling on open source as well as standards-setting issues. Mr. Kloke has also prepared numerous appeals and noninfringement opinions as well as participated in reexamination proceedings and patent litigation related to Lemelson v. Via Technologies. In addition to his patent practice, Mr. Kloke has extensive experience as a litigating attorney in complex commercial litigation matters.

Mr. Kloke has a wide range of experience in several areas of cutting edge technology, including:

Antenna design

Audio processing

Botnet security

Cache systems

Component testing

Circuitry timing

Continuous backup systems

Digital signal processing

FOUP design and transport

Financial systems

Internet technologies

Lithography

Medical devices

Memory management

Multicast systems

Optics

Power systems

Prosthetics

RF

Remote sensors

Securities trading

Semiconductor design and fabrication

Solar panel fabrication

Video games

VOIP

Wireless networking

For more than seven years, Mr. Kloke has developed extensive experience working with venture backed startup and growth companies. Before being an attorney, Mr. Kloke enjoyed a career as a computer and network systems engineer. As a Network Administrator at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Law, Mr. Kloke worked to create the Computer Services Department as well as design and implement the many computer and network systems. Additionally, while receiving his electrical engineering degree, Mr. Kloke worked closely with the Boeing Company and others from a variety of other engineering fields to design a rocket payload system capable of controlled flight, GPS telemetry, and wireless video reconnaissance.

Over his career, Mr. Kloke has worked closely with clients to create market power and promote valuation through implementation of sound legal strategies to leverage intellectual property assets and investments. In addition to intellectual property portfolio development, Daniel has assisted businesses and counsel to analyze patents and other intellectual property to prepare for and support offensive as well as defensive litigation.

Speaking Engagements

Current Intellectual Property Law Issues, Santa Clara Law School, 2007

IP Protection in a Changing World, Saint Mary's College of California, 2007

Intellectual Property Overview, University of San Francisco, School of Law, 2006